Fender



Patented June 30, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFF c MICHAEL K. GILE WICZ, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FENDER.

Application filed March 25, 1925. Serial No. 18,217."

mobiles and similar vehicles and has for an object to provide a fender wherein a safety guard is provided capable of easy manipulation.

Another object of the invention is to provide a fender with substantially the usual shaped fending bar and a plurality of collapsible means wherein a safety guard or auxiliary fending structure is provided, the

l same being capable of being normally nested and capable of quick distention or unfolding when needed.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a fender in which a quickly acting guard structure is provided for preventing a person or object from passing beneath the fender when struck.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a top view of a fender disclosing an embodiment of the invention, the same being shown as connected to the front part of an automobile.

Figure 2 is a front view of the structure shown in Figure 1 with part of the front bar of the fender broken away for better illustrating the folding guard.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showing the guard in its unfolded or distended position.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view, through Figure 3 on line 44.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates the front part of an automobile to which the rear extension 2 of the fender bar 3 is secured. The fender bar 3 is curved at the ends 4 and bent at 5 so that the extension 2 may be spaced inwardly from the end whereby the entire fender is.

slightly wider than the automobile. Connected to the respective sections 2 is a supporting bar 6 which is bent at 7 and 8 for providing short supporting sections 9 and 10 bolted or otherwise rigidly secured to the respective sections 2. Mounted on the bar 6 are folding guard members 11 and 12. Each of these members is formed from a plurality of short bars 13 pivotally oonnected to the bar 6 and connected together at their outer ends by a connecting bar 14 secured in place by suitable rivets 15". The rivets 15 aresuch as to permit a free turning movement so that the respective guards- 11 and 12 may be folded and unfolded whenever desired. One of the bars 13 of each of the members 11 and 12 is provided with an aperture 16 so as to receive the respective catches 17 and 18. The catch 17 is pivotally mounted on bar 6 on the front face thereof and acts "to-pass through the aperture 16 of the guard structure 12 whilethe catch-18is pivotally mounted on the inner face of bar 6 and passes through the aperture 16 of the guard structure 11. Cords 19 and 20 are connected to the catches 17 and 18 respectively, said cords extending to a suitable point on the automobile l and may, if desired, be connected together so that the both catches will be operated simultaneously, thoughif preferred, they couldbe operated independently. Springs 21 and 22are se-.

cured to suitable brackets 23 and 24 connected with the respective ends of the fender bar 3 and also connected with one of the bars 13 of the respective guard members 11 and 12. Springs 21 and 22 continually tend to move the parts to-the position shown in Figure 3 so that whenever the catches 17 and 18 are released, these springs will quickly cause the guard members 11 and 12 tomove from the position shown in Figures 1 and 2 to the position shown in Figure 3.

In order to limit the outward swinging movement of the members 11 and 12 and also to lock the same in their lowered or unfolded position, a stop and catch 25 is provided near each end of the fender bar 3.

As indicated in Figure 4, when one of the bars 13 strikes the inclined surface 26 it will depress the same somewhat as this member is more or less resilient. As it depresses the member 27 and moves over face 26 it will snap behind member 27 as it comes to rest against'the edge 28 of member 25. l/Vhen the parts are in this position, it will be observed that by reason of the end of member 27 the bars 13 cannot move from this position until someone depresses member 27. When this has been done, the respective guard members 11 and 12 may be again folded and held in their folded position by their respective catches 17 and 18.

In operation, the parts are normally in When the driver, oi, the automobile believes that a Pers n r 'qbie is e o e stru k,

' he' may pull one or both' of the cords or cables 19 vand 20 and as soon as this has 'been done, the catches'will hernoved out'of with themembers 11 and 12,

engagement and springs 21 and 22 will immediately function to unfold and :Inove the various parts to the position shown in Figure 3.

said 7 f nder ar 1 c fingers for normally holding the fingers in firew aut m i s ee ste p d e dri t. r must manually depress member 27 n 'm i mell i l h re pei t ve g rd memb rs l and i iit he' parts a a assume the position shown Figures '1 and 2." It willhe noted that"theguard members y be ii moved o a ardin PQ$ ip ImdQMhQ a ti n f in bu m t be moved ha k manually order to be position for instant use at'another time; 20

a fold ed position, manually actuated means fe r easin Sai atches, an asprin f each of gronps for qu ckly unfolding l erespe t e r s when h tehe re.

me ed o. e r le e p ei't q 2, A fender for automobiles, comprising a ee bar a p li y f erm ons/ fingers carried thereby, means for normally holding said fingers in a folded'position, spring meansfor" moving the fingers to an unfolded position and a stop for'limiting the unfolding action of said fingers, said stop being fQlHQQCl Wlth .an extension preagainst accidental movement after they have been unfolded. i BIA fender; "comprising a vfender bar adapted to he connected to the front oi" a Vehicle, supporting char connected to said fender bar and v the nds; -g iO lP 0 l e' difig fi g r 'fl ranged on each side of said'supporting bar, one group extending fronj'n'ear'one end of the supporting bar to near the center and up from near the opposite end the other gro I I of the supporting bar tofnearthev center," a

manually actuated catch engagin certain parts of said roups for normally holding the same folde ,a'spring iorea'ch group for quickly ni oyf position when said patches have been re leas a d a e mb nddf a h r fp or mi in paced theref om between eir nnfolding Ise'nting a catch for locking the fingers ing' the g'ipups'to an unfolded movement and for; preventing afturnlpg movement when once unfolded';

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